Thanks for the overview Mike. I shall look forward to someday being Dame Mary of Nittany.
But no, I don't work at PSU, though that would be my dream. Sadly I am still in the DC area after coming here 'to get some experience' in 1985. Mary Anne On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 11:26 AM, Mike Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mary Anne, > > The first Knight was invested in the Order of the Knights of VM in March > of 1978. > The list of the current 198 Knights and Dames can be found at: > http://vm.marist.edu/track/knights.txt > Only 198 investitures over 30 years is a 6.6 average per year, although > the investitures are only bestowed now on VM birthdays divisible by 5. > > For more info... > Go to: http://listserv.uark.edu/archives/ibmvm.html > Click on: "Search the archives" > (you may need to subscribe to the online web page - but that is a terrific > tool for searching the IBMVM listserve archives) > Search for: Knights of VM > > Or, for an even more historical perspective, go to: > http://vm.marist.edu/~vmshare/ <http://vm.marist.edu/%7Evmshare/> > Search again for: Knights > The oldest note regarding Knights and Dames that I was able to find > therein was from 1982, though the first Knights were named in 1978. > That note: > ---<snip>--- New Knights of VM > > At Share 59 in New Orleans new Knights of VM were invested. > Because of the general noise level many people missed their > titles, so here goes: > John Alvord Sir John the Helper > Ted Burkett Sir Ted the Shepherd > Bob Cowles Sir Robert the Tregatour > Charles Daney Sir Charles the Connector > Simcha Druck Sir Simcha the Steadfast > Gerald Dube Sir Gerald, Duke of PER > David Farnham Sir David the Designer > Gabriel Goldberg Sir Gabriel the Firebrand > David Gomberg Sir David the Epopt > Lyn Hadley Sir Lyn the Fixer > Fred Jenkins Sir Frederick the White > Ted Johnston Sir Ted the Assembler > Richard Newson Sir Richard of XA > John O'Loughlin Sir John the Impresario > Gary Schulz Sir Gary the Persuasive > Curt Symes Sir Curtis the Explainer > Kent Taylor Sir Kent the Persuader > Stu Toledano Sir Stewart the Droll > Melinda Varian Princess Melinda of VM > Donna Walker Dame Donna the Dedicated > Sandra Ward Dame Sandra the Provider > > *** CREATED 09/02/82 20:05:49 BY $GD *** > ---<snip>--- > > > See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VM/CMS > which in part describes the "requirements": > ---<snip>--- > VM mascot > In the early 1980s, the VM group within SHARE (the IBM user group) sought > a mascot or logo for the community to adopt. This was in part a response to > IBM's MVS users selecting the turkey as a mascot (hilariously chosen, > according to legend, by the MVS Performance Group in the early days of MVS, > when its performance was a sore topic). In 1983, the teddy bear became VM's > de facto mascot at SHARE 60, when teddy bear stickers were attached to the > nametags of "cuddlier oldtimers" to flag them for newcomers as "friendly if > approached". The bears were a hit and soon appeared widely.[5] Bears were > awarded to inductees of the "Order of the Knights of VM", individuals who > made "useful contributions" to the community.[6][7] > ---<snip>--- > > > See also: http://en.wikivisual.com/index.php/VM/CMS > Google is pretty helpful for this stuff, but don't know much about the > first two lists above. > > Perhaps someone else knows of a better description of the Knights, and > more history? > > > The certificate provided to the new Knight or Dame (the names of whom are > always kept secret until the investiture) at the ceremony states: > ---<snip>--- > *Order of the Knights of VM* > > NOW LET IT BE KNOWN > THAT UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE VM PROJECT > > <name of recipient> > > IS THIS DAY INVESTED AS A COMPANION OF THE > *Order of the Knights of VM* > BY VIRTUE OF HIS|HER CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD OF > *VM* > > IN CONSEQUENCE OF THIS INVESTITURE IT IS HENCEFORTH REQUIRED > THAT ALL AND SUNDRY SHALL ADDRESS OUR HONORED COLLEAGUE AS > <title> > > IN WITNESS HEREOF, THE FOLLOWING COMPANIONS OF THE ORDER HAVE SIGNED THEIR > NAMES > > THIS DATE <date> > SIGNED <signature> > > <signature> > ---<snip>--- > > Mike Walter > (Sir Mike the Prestidigitator as of the SHARE Summer 2002 meeting in San > Francisco) > Hewitt Associates > Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily > represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates. > > (Apologies to those reading the list without benefit of a browser. I felt > the certificate's "Align Center" and fonts worthy of a non-plain text post.) > > > > > *"Mary Anne Matyaz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* > > Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > > 05/07/2008 09:08 AM > Please respond to > "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > > > To > IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc > Subject > Re: My 45th Anniversary at SRU > > > > > Congrats Fran. You gave Joe Paterno a run for his money. > > " Sir Terry the Weaver" > > Where do I get one of these names? I've been doing VM fulltime for 2 years > now, what are the requirements? > > ------------------------------ > The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents > may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from > disclosure. 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